Facebook Live: ‘Dear White People’ Halloween Costume Edition

With Halloween less than one week away, young people are raiding local thrift stores and Hot Topic for funny, scary, or sensual costume ideas for this weekend’s parties.

However, universities are cracking down on what they deem as offensive Halloween costumes. The responses run the gamut from 24/7 counseling hotlines for offended students to investigations by campus police with the threat of disciplinary action.

Some students claim costumes such as sombreros with ponchos or baggy sweat suits and gold chains are cultural appropriation.

Should Halloween costumes be policed by college administrators? Do students have a right to not be offended by the costumes of others? And what is cultural appropriation anyway?

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Patrice Lee Onwuka is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum and a contributor to Bold Global Media.
Patrice has worked in policy, media, and consulting roles on youth and women’s issues. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, CNBC, Bloomberg, the Washington Times, the New York Post, the Christian Science Monitor, and other outlets. She is a regular guest on Fox News, Fox Business News, MSNBC, and PBS programs.
Patrice holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Tufts University and a master’s degree in economics and international relations from Boston College. Follow her @PatricePinkFile